By Staff
@redlineproject
News of UIC’s faculty strike that ended late Sunday night spread far and wide. Here’s a summary of social media coverage as well as messages from the union, faculty, students and others. This page will be updated frequently through the end of the strike. For full coverage, photos and multimedia, read this story.
Multimedia: Red Line Project photojournalist Lulu Anjanette captured the events at the Jan. 19 faculty rally: Slideshow | Video
Coverage of Final Day of Bargaining
BREAKING! We won! Strike suspended! Feel free to notify your students that classes will resume tomorrow (Monday). Much, much more information is forthcoming, as well as a membership meeting where you all will vote on whether or not to ratify this contract.
More info in email! pic.twitter.com/e7rY6wNwkJ— UIC United Faculty (@UICUF) January 23, 2023
Key wins for @UICUF in this #faircontract are:
Non-contractual, public commitments on expanding resources for #studentwellness and establishing psychoeducational testing
Increased minimum salaries for the lowest paid faculty: $60,000 NTT and $71,500 TT (1)— UIC United Faculty (@UICUF) January 23, 2023
Latest update an hour ago on instagram: "Mgmt. just isn’t serious enough yet. The counter they offered today is the same as they offered Friday, except for a .5% increase to salaries. They are not planning to offer us anything on progressive discipline." (2)
— UIC United Faculty (@UICUF) January 22, 2023
#UIC faculty and administrators are in talks again this afternoon. A @UICUF rep said they started today's session with some complications around non-economic issues (student mental health supports?): "We are working through these problems at this moment." #chicago #highered
— Lisa Philip (@LAPhilip) January 22, 2023
Have gotten to interact with many great @UICUF colleagues in for a fair contract that secures better working & learning conditions. Many of those taking the most leadership don't have tenure. Have been thinking about and troubled by the stark divides in security/$ by tract (1)
— Kate Lowe (she) @UICUF is on strike! (@kateontransport) January 22, 2023
Week 1: Jan. 16-21 Coverage
BREAKING! Email from @UICUF bargaining committee: "Your turnout to the big bargaining session Monday and the pickets over the past four days have finally pushed management to get serious at the table. (1)
— UIC United Faculty (@UICUF) January 21, 2023
THIS! Ties into quote from Charitianne Williams:
"This is a working-class campus with so many first-generation students…. Working with working-class and first-generation students and bringing those students into higher education is a part of UIC’s mission."#WeLoveUIC https://t.co/Eprhwv7ex2— UIC United Faculty (@UICUF) January 21, 2023
Just in from the @Suntimes:https://t.co/yoLle8ReHz
— UIC United Faculty (@UICUF) January 20, 2023
According to the @uicuf, #UIC admin have gotten pretty close to the faculty's desired minimum salary for non-tenure track members. Union: $61K v Administration: $58K. The current min salary for NTT members is $51K. #chicago #highered #education @thisisUIC
— Lisa Philip (@LAPhilip) January 21, 2023
Fourth day pickets at #UICFacultyStrike @UICUF @thisisUIC #Solidarity #WeAreWinning pic.twitter.com/rmPHIssxkX
— On strike until we win! (@theresemquinn) January 20, 2023
UIC Interim Chancellor Javier Reyes on the faculty union strike and negotiations: https://t.co/UKhfBav5tm
— this is UIC (@thisisUIC) January 20, 2023
— UIC United Faculty (@UICUF) January 20, 2023
Our solidarity statement with striking @UICUF educators — now on the picket lines for four days in their fight for a contract that supports educators AND the students they serve:https://t.co/Wo4h8uIBRQ
— Chicago Teachers Union (@CTULocal1) January 20, 2023
I played bucket drums on the @UICUF picket lines again on Friday, so I don’t have any pictures. But I did walk 25k steps. I opted for a long bath while I listened to the bargaining session via Zoom. pic.twitter.com/ztn0MFZdiX
— Keegan Lannon (@KeeganLannon) January 20, 2023
We send our support to @UICUF UIC United Faculty as you fight for a #FairContractNow & the working & learning conditions you and UIC students deserve. We stand with you in the fight for the future of public higher ed! Solidarity and hopefully warmer weather for your picket line! pic.twitter.com/YV70QA5ESG
— Rutgers AAUP-AFT (@ruaaup) January 19, 2023
“The administration owes it to our students and members to start bargaining in good faith. We urge Chancellor Reyes to do the right thing and settle this now…”- IFT Pres @DanJMontgomery @UICUF https://t.co/z6cmpBCnfr
— IL Federation of Teachers (@iftaft) January 20, 2023
A cold day but here's @johnston_ccctu from the mighty @CCCTU_Local1600 firing up the @UICUF picket line! One day longer! pic.twitter.com/1fF5ZLW008
— Alex Han (@alex__han) January 20, 2023
A a señor selling cotton candy stands on the side while UIC faculty are on strike— picketing on campus.
Juan said he has been visiting the quad to sell cotton candy and ice cream (during the summer) for several years.
“They treat me nice,” he said in Spanish. pic.twitter.com/7Pgs26IKpJ
— Laura N. Rodríguez Presa (@LAURA_N_ROD) January 17, 2023
My @thisisUIC student ready to walk the picket with @UICUF. #StrongerTogether #FairContractNow pic.twitter.com/g76GF0gb7W
— Rose (@RockingReader) January 20, 2023
UIC Faculty strike for a third day as Wednesday negotiations for a contract agreement failed. pic.twitter.com/tOUnIUtHV8
— Laaiba (@LaaibaMahmood) January 19, 2023
Scenes from the @UICUF picket line, Day 3: The Rain Day. The January Chicago sky had threatened rain all week, but (even today) the rain has (mostly) held off. We got some sprinkles, but also a pep band. pic.twitter.com/tBeExJpPmI
— Keegan Lannon (@KeeganLannon) January 19, 2023
As a parent of a CPS senior who received their admission notification from @thisisUIC last month, I urge Chancellor Reyes & the administration to do right by @UICUF and give them a fair and equitable contract that will benefit both faculty and students. We know UIC has the funds. https://t.co/sV1sEm2CvK
— Love+Struggle Photos (@sarahdashji) January 20, 2023
#solidarity with @UICUF and 💯 with @DanJMontgomery here:
“It is outrageous that the dedicated educators in UIC United Faculty (UICUF) had to resort to a work stoppage once again. For nearly a year, they have been bargaining with UIC administration without success… https://t.co/WhnlTOfQSi
— Irene Mulvey (@imulvey) January 20, 2023
Get Up, Get Down, Chicago is a Union Town. @UICUF aren’t asking much:
⚕️Mental health care for students
📆 Fair contract dates for non-tenured faculty
🤝 Collaborative, 🚫competitive, negotiationsFaculty working conditions are a student’s learning conditions. #WeLoveUIC pic.twitter.com/P8euHb9M9I
— Illinois AFL-CIO (@ILAFLCIO) January 19, 2023
Day three of @UICUF strike. Great turnout and strength. Glad to have solidarity in fighting for a #faircontractnow with other faculty from Chemistry, Library, Public Health, English, and the Senate. @ThisisUIC @UICENGL @uiclibrary @uicpublichealth @ChemistryatUIC pic.twitter.com/6VxAR3VPO6
— Donald Wink (@djwink1) January 20, 2023
Can't make it out to the picket lines to support @UICUF faculty on strike at @thisisUIC?
Write a letter to make clear your support and tell @thisisUIC to settle a fair contract now: https://t.co/ZlDFRBNQQk
We're stronger together.
— Jessica Shaw (@docjshaw) January 17, 2023
UIC students face a third day of canceled classes as many instructors continue to strike.
Students standing in solidarity with faculty state they are "willing to stick it out with teachers and professors, however long it takes."https://t.co/ZjUkGpNpXR
— Chicago Sun-Times (@Suntimes) January 19, 2023
Got word that @uicuf members and #UIC administrators did not reach an agreement during bargaining this afternoon. Guess we're looking at a third day of cancelled classes and picketing on Thursday. @thisisUIC #chicago #highered #education #Labor #strike pic.twitter.com/sC4E993SJi
— Lisa Philip (@LAPhilip) January 18, 2023
University officials said the sides had agreed to resume bargaining Friday and could continue talks into the weekend to secure a new contract agreement.https://t.co/Rra7ysUIVG
— WTTW (Chicago PBS) (@wttw) January 20, 2023
UIC professors went on strike Tuesday, demanding higher pay and more job security. https://t.co/yaGlB86rEY pic.twitter.com/L1Vy7nwA1L
— Block Club Chicago (@BlockClubCHI) January 18, 2023
Mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson speaking at the @UICUF strike rally: "For too long, we've had a political structure in this city that has made people believe, families, that they don't deserve better." pic.twitter.com/rTN4G8fheg
— Nader Issa (@NaderDIssa) January 17, 2023
Faculty with @UICUF are picketing across the UIC campus this morning on Day 1 of their indefinite strike.
There's a rally at noon with mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson, @AFTunion President Randi Weingarten and more https://t.co/yNCaZDHOOJ pic.twitter.com/LZBDSZaWlH
— Nader Issa (@NaderDIssa) January 17, 2023
Priorities for the UIC United Faculty union include fair pay raises for tenure and non-tenure-track faculty that match inflation, job security, and expanded mental health support for students. https://t.co/NBPpPvQlIL
— Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) January 18, 2023